| Principales traductions |
| nest n | (bird's home) | nid nm |
| | The bird built a nest in the tree. |
| | L'oiseau a fait son nid dans l'arbre. |
| nest n | (insect's lair) | nid nm |
| | The bees built a nest in the shed. |
| | Les abeilles ont construit un nid dans la cabane. |
| nest⇒ vi | (bird: make a nest) | nicher⇒, faire son nid vi |
| | Birds nested in the shrubs. |
| | Des oiseaux nichaient dans les buissons. |
| nest inside [sth] vi + prep | (fit inside [sth] larger) | s'emboîter l'un dans l'autre⇒ v pron |
| | The dolls nested inside each other. |
| | Les poupées s'emboîtaient l'une dans l'autre. |
| nest [sth] inside [sth] vtr + prep | (fit inside [sth] larger) | emboîter [qch] dans [qch], abriter [qch] dans [qch] vtr + prép |
| | When you do not need to use the tables, you can nest them inside one another. |
| nest [sth] inside [sth] vtr + prep | (computing) (Informatique) | imbriquer [qch] dans [qch] vtr + prép |
| | The programmer nested the subroutine inside the main routine. |
| | Le programmeur a imbriqué la sous-routine dans la routine. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| nest n | figurative (hub for [sth]) (figuré : repaire) | nid nm |
| | The island became a pirate nest. |
| | L'île est devenue un véritable nid de pirates. |
| nest n | figurative (comfortable place) (figuré : lieu de confort) | nid nm |
| | Mike built himself a little nest out of blankets and snacks to study in. |
| | Mike s'est fait un petit nid avec des couvertures et des casse-croûte pour y étudier. |
| nest vi | (hunt for nests) | aller chercher des nids loc v |
| | The children spent the morning nesting in the fields. |
Formes composées
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| bird's nest n | (structure built by a bird) | nid d'oiseau, nid nm |
| | There is a bird's nest built in the tree outside my house. |
| | Il y a un nid d'oiseaux dans l'arbre près de chez moi. |
birdhouse (US),
bird box (mainly UK),
nest box,
nesting box (UK) n | (to feed, shelter birds) | nichoir nm |
| crow's nest n | figurative (lookout on a ship) (poste d'observation) | nid-de-pie nm |
| | Up in the crow's nest, Jack spotted land before anyone on deck. |
| | Du haut du nid-de-pie, Jack aperçut la terre avant tous ceux sur le pont. |
| crow's nest n | (structure made by bird) | nid de corbeau nm |
| | There's a crow's nest on top of my neighbour's chimney. |
| | Il y a un nid de corbeau sur la cheminée de mon voisin. |
| empty nest n | figurative (home: children have left) (foyer après que les enfants sont partis) | nid vide nm |
| empty nest syndrome n | (after children leave) | syndrome du nid vide nm |
feather your own nest,
feather your nest v expr | figurative (be self-serving) (familier, péjoratif) | s'en mettre plein les poches, se remplir les poches loc v |
| fly the nest v expr | (bird: leave nest) (oiseau) | quitter le nid loc v |
| fly the nest v expr | figurative (leave parents' home) (figuré) | quitter le nid loc v |
| | (figuré) | voler de ses propres ailes loc v |
| leave the nest v expr | (bird: reach maturity) | s'envoler du nid v pron |
| | Most birds leave the nest once they are able to fly confidently. |
| | La plupart des oiseaux s'envolent du nid dès qu'ils en sont capables. |
| leave the nest v expr | figurative (person: leave one's parents' home) | quitter le nid loc v |
| | The kids have finally left the nest and now it's just the two of us. |
| | Les enfants ont tous quitté le nid, il ne reste que nous deux à la maison. |
| love nest n | (lovers' secret meeting place) (figuré) | nid d'amour nm |
mare's nest,
mare's-nest,
plural: mare's nests,
mares' nests,
mare's-nests n | (false discovery) | miroir aux alouettes nm |
| | | illusion nf |
mare's nest,
mare's-nest,
plural: mare's nests,
mares' nests,
mare's-nests n | (great confusion) | bazar, fouillis, fatras nm |
| | (situation) | méli-mélo, imbroglio nm |
nest building,
nest-building n | (by birds) (oiseaux) | nidification nf |
nest building,
nest-building n | (by other animals) (oiseaux) | nidification nf |
| | (plus général) | construction du nid, construction d'un nid nf |
| nest-building adj | (relating to making nests) | de nidification, de la nidification loc adj |
| | The magpie lacks the nest-building instinct common to most birds. |
| | Il manque à la pie cet instinct de nidification commun à la plupart des oiseaux. |
| nest egg n | figurative (savings) | économies nfpl |
| | (figuré) | tirelire nf |
| | (figuré, populaire) | bas de laine nm |
| | Matthew blew their nest egg on a fast car, and his wife was not pleased. The recent recession almost totally wiped out my nest egg. |
| | Matthew a dépensé toutes ses économies pour une voiture de course et ça n'a pas plu à sa femme. |
| | Matthew a cassé sa tirelire pour acheter une voiture de course et ça n'a pas plu à sa femme. |
| nest of tables n | (set of small tables inside one another) | tables gigognes nfpl |
| | A nest of tables is really useful for drinks and nibbles when you have guests. |
wasp nest (US),
wasp's nest,
wasps' nest (UK) n | (structure built by wasps) | nid de guêpes, guêpier nm |
| | Take this spray into the steeple and take care of that wasp nest. |